Posted By: Zelek
PowerPlay: Multiplayer (Download/Screens) - 09/02/08 13:09
Hi everyone,
PowerPlay is a turn-based multiplayer game (2-6 players) that I've been working on over the summer. You can download it here:
PowerPlay v.01 (14.9 mb)
(Click for full-size)
Summary:
The goal of the game is to power the most cities possible by cutting off your opponents' expansion and
by purchasing the best power plants possible. The game ends once a player has connected 15 or more
cities. Whoever has powered the most cities at the end of this turn is the winner.
Running/Playing the game
To run the game, just run Launcher.exe in the PowerPlay folder. I'm afraid it will be a little confusing until you understand the rules. There are two sets of instructions included in the folder that hopefully clear things up a bit. You can host a game and start it without anyone joining to get a feel for how things work. I know there's not much point to playing alone, but it should give you a chance to figure things out.
I've tested this over lan and IP and it does work, though firewalls might potentially result in "No Server Found". I have a friend whose games I can't join, but he can join mine.
This is the very first release so I'm sure there will be problems - you can just post them here or email me at mike@codecommode.com. My goal is to use this as a portfolio project for getting a game development job, so any constructive criticism you have to that end would be appreciated.
Credits:
Most of the graphics were created by a paid freelance artist, and then arranged/modified/chopped by me.
The background music was kindly created for me by a guy named Gordon.
You can contact him at t00nz4u@googlemail.com if you like the song.
His website is: http://www.t00nz.net/
PowerPlay is based on a board game called Power Grid:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Grid_(board_game)
PowerPlay is a turn-based multiplayer game (2-6 players) that I've been working on over the summer. You can download it here:
PowerPlay v.01 (14.9 mb)
(Click for full-size)
Summary:
The goal of the game is to power the most cities possible by cutting off your opponents' expansion and
by purchasing the best power plants possible. The game ends once a player has connected 15 or more
cities. Whoever has powered the most cities at the end of this turn is the winner.
Running/Playing the game
To run the game, just run Launcher.exe in the PowerPlay folder. I'm afraid it will be a little confusing until you understand the rules. There are two sets of instructions included in the folder that hopefully clear things up a bit. You can host a game and start it without anyone joining to get a feel for how things work. I know there's not much point to playing alone, but it should give you a chance to figure things out.
I've tested this over lan and IP and it does work, though firewalls might potentially result in "No Server Found". I have a friend whose games I can't join, but he can join mine.
This is the very first release so I'm sure there will be problems - you can just post them here or email me at mike@codecommode.com. My goal is to use this as a portfolio project for getting a game development job, so any constructive criticism you have to that end would be appreciated.
Credits:
Most of the graphics were created by a paid freelance artist, and then arranged/modified/chopped by me.
The background music was kindly created for me by a guy named Gordon.
You can contact him at t00nz4u@googlemail.com if you like the song.
His website is: http://www.t00nz.net/
PowerPlay is based on a board game called Power Grid:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Grid_(board_game)
